Foot-rest for sewing-machines



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M. A. VOLKENRATH. FOOT REST EOE SEWING MACHINES. lNo. 562,559. PatentedJune 23, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

` MARY A/voLKENRATH, `or HUNTINGTON, wEsT vIRGINIA.

FOOT-REST FR SWIN-NIACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,559, dated J' une 23, 1896.

Application filed January 8,1896. sentire. 574,742. (Nomad.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY A. VOLKENRATH, a citizen of the United States,residing at I-Iuntington, in the county of Cabell and State of VestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFoot-Rests for Sewing-Machines5 and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact def scription of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to` certain new an useful improvements infoot-rests for sewingmachines, and it hasfor its object, among others,to provide a simple and cheap device for the use of those working on thesewing- Inachine, at the time they are basting to prepare for sewing, sothat the operators may rest their feet upon it.

It has for a further obj ect to provide a simple attachment readilyapplied tomachines now in use, as well as to new machines about y to bemanufactured.

The device is so constructed that when not in use it can be turned upout of the way of the operator.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification7 and in which- Figure l is a perspective'view of myimproved foot-rest with the supporting part of the sewing-machine brokenaway. Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the foot-rest in itshorizontal position. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section with the foot-restin the position seen in Fig. 2, the section being taken above the same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates aportion of the supporting-frame of a sewing-machine table, to which areattached the lugs B or clamps of any suitable construction, rendereddetachable by the adjusting screws and nuts b, and

these clamps or lugs lhave the tubular por-` tions C ofgbendablematerial, adapted to receive the ends of the shaft D, which are insertedtherein,`so that the shaft may revolve, and the upper ends of thebearings bend inward, so as to prevent displacement of the shaft. Thisshaft has fast thereon the arms E, to which is secured in any suitablemanner the foot-rest F, the arms being extended at one end beyond thefoot-rest and adapted to engage the stops G, extending inwardly from theopposite portions of the frame of the supporting-table.

Normally the foot-rest will be thrown up, as indicated in Fig. l, whereit is out ofthe way of the operator. When not running the machine andthe operator desires to rest her foot, as when basting the materialready to sew, the foot-rest is thrown down into the horizontal positionin which itis seen in Fig.. 2 by simply touchin g it with the foot, andas'it is thrown into such position the extending ends of the arms on theunder side of the footrest coming in contact with the inwardly-extendingstops on the frame of the table serve to stop it in proper position andalso to aid it in sustaining the weight of the foot.

Modifications in detail maybe resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacricing any of its advantages. Having thusdescribed the invention, what is claimed as new isf- The combinationwith the supporting frame, of a table or the like, of lugs securedthereto, formed with bendable portions forming bearings for a shaft, ashaft mounted in said bearings, arms fast upon said shaft at rightangles thereto, and a foot-rest supported upon said arms and extended atone end beyond the same, and stops extended inwardly from the oppositeportions of the supportingframe to be engaged by the inner ends of saidarms which are extended beyond the foot-rest. In testimony whereof Ihave signed this specification in thepresence of two subscribingwitnesses.

MARY A. VOLKENRA'II-I.

